Sir Francis Drake set sail from England on a circumnavigation of the world.
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The Beatles signed on with their first formal manager, Brian Epstein.
NASA launched the first-ever active repeater communications satellite.
The English transport ship Duke William sank in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
The first European explorer discovered New Zealand.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released in theaters in the US.
